Marble game.



G. KLUMPP.

MARBLE GAME.

APPLICATION FILED 11111111, 1915.

- 'Patented Deo. 7, 1915. WW1/- L'IK fonirnnsrares rarnnr einer.

G'OTTLOB KLILVIPP, DE NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ISIEOR MASSE, 0E' NEWYORK, N. Y.

MARBLE GAME.

To all 107mm may concern Be it konwn that ll, Go'rrnoe citien of theUnited States, residing` at New York, in the county and State ot NewYork,

, have invented a new and useful lljlarble' Game, et which the`following is a specilication. n

This invention relates to games; and has for its object to provide agame to be played with marbles in a competitive manner.

rlhe invention is illustrated in the accompanying` drawing, in whichiFigure l., is perspective view of a marble game constructed inaccordance with my invention; and, Fig'. i2, is a vertical section oitthe same, taken through one of the channels, and indicating in dottedlines the possible movement of one of the'marbles.

ln the drawing like numerals ot reference refer to the same parts ineach of the views.

ln practice l provide a game board comprisingan inclined plate 3,vertical plate a, and base plate 5, which latter may be supported by anend plate 6, and by the vertical plate il, with which it is connected ina manner that it will be inclined sufficiently to cause the marbles toroll down the same by gravity. The plates 3, Il, and 5, are providedwith registering channels 7, 8, and 9, respectively, for the t@guidanceof the marble in its descent. rlhe plate 5, is provided with a pluralityof pockets lO, which are located in the 'Various channels 9, and are.proportioned in size to receive a marble as ll and hold the saineagainst furtherdescent, as clearly shown. These pockets l0, are less inwidth than the channels 9, so that a space l2, is lel't in the channelat each pocket along which the marble may roll past the pocket, and restagainst the plate 6.

The operation is as follows: The various pockets 10, are designated bynumbers of various values, as clearly shown in Fig. l; and if a marblel1, lodges in one of these pockets it counts whatever may be the valueof that pocket. It, however, the marble passes all the pockets andlodges against the end plate G, it counts nothing.

As shown in the drawing, l have provided a game with live separatechannels. It is supposed that each player will take live marbles androll one down each of the respective channels'. A record is then made ofthe value of all pockets occupied by inarbles, when the pockets arecleared and the Specification of Letters Patent.

application ined July 17, 1915. i serial no. 40,475.

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Patented Dee. 7, 915.

neat4 player repeats the operation. The larger score wins the game.

In operation the plate 5 may be givenpa greater, or less slantaccordingly as the end plate, or support 6, is raised or lowered, aswill be understood. The less the slant the more certain are the marblesto enter the pockets asV the same will not pass down the channels 9, sorapidly.

lt will be observed that while the channels 9, 'extend to the verticalplate il, there 1s no serious obstacle to the marble jumping,` A

from the channel which registers with the one in the plate 8, down which"it has rolled, to the adjacent channel; and this often happens inpractice if the marble is sent down the plate 3, with too much force. Tl's may result to the advantage oi" the player as the marble may enter apocket in the next chan nel of a higher denomination than any containedin the channel down which it would naturally roll.

`While l have shown the plates 3, 4f, 5, and G, as made separately andconnected together l do not limit myself to such a construction as l amnot claiming the exact construction of the device, but a device havingthe separate plates, or planes disposed in a relative manner, andchanneled and provided with pockets as shown, and the channels in theplate, or plane 5, so proportioned in depth that a marble may readilyjump from one channel to another when falling from the plate, or plane3.

I claim:

l. A game comprising` two plates, or planes separated a short distancefrom each other and disposed at an angle to each other and to ahorizontal plane. said planes being connected whereby a marble may passfrom one to the other, and the lower plane 'being provided with pocketsof various values at intervals of its inclination, for the purpose setforth.

2. A game comprising` two plates or planes spaced Jfrom each other anddisposed at an angle to each other, a third plate or planeconnectingsaidl inclined planes and spaced from the upper plane suiiciently topermit a marble to pass therefrom to the lower, and said lower planebeing provided with a plurality of pockets of various values.

8. A game comprising` two plates, or planes spaced from each other anddisposed f at ,an angle to each other, a connecting plate, or 'plane'spaced from the upper plane Y suiiiciently to permit a marble to passtherefromto. the lower plane, and'means to sup-v port said lower planeat an angle to the .'hcrizontal, said lower plane beingV channeled, andeach channel being provided with a pocket adapted to receive a marble.

Aet. A game comprising two planes spaced from each other and disposed atan angle to Veach other, and a connecting plane 'spaced from the upperplane a distance sufficient to permit a marble to pass therefrom to the`lower plane,A said lowerY plane being pro-y vided with channels, andeach channel being,

, provided with a plurality o1c pockets less in diameter thank thewidthof the channels, for the purpose c set i forth.

5.. A game comprising two planes spaced from each other and disposed atan angle to a lhorizontal plane whereby a marble-will descend bothplanes by gravity, and a sup- Y port for said planes spaced from theupper plane a distance sufficient to permit a marble to passftherefromto the lower plane,V vsaid lower plane being provided with a plulCopiesof this patent may be obtained for rality of channels of limited depthVVwhereby a marble descending from the upper planev spaced therefromsuliiciently to permit al marble to pass from the ,upper plate, andathird inclined plate one end of which is supported by said verticalplate and the other end by an end plate, said inclined plates andvertical plate being'provided with registering` channels, andthechannelsintlie lower plate being provided with pockets less in.

width than the width of the respective channels, each of said pocketsbeing,` designated by a numeral of value, for the purpose set forth'. fY

Dated this 14th day of July, 1915.

.GOTTLOB KLUMPP. Y

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner yof Patents, Washington,D. C'." p

